Operating means for transoms



June 6, 1933. "H 11 WALTON 1,913,350

OPERATING MEANS FOR TRANSOMS Filed Dec. 4, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l WITNESSES: Q4 I N VEN TOR:

ffzl W June 6, 1933. I H. 'r. WALT(')N 1,913,350

OPERATING MEANS FOR TRANSOMS Filed Dec. 4, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 F161 I JZT Y 2.8;;

F .f fffg] b 5% W 17010411 7. PVQZZ QJL,

ATTORNEYS.

prising an 50 means;

Fig. IV is a detail plan section takenas Patented June 6, 1933 UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE y i nownnn r. warren, or connrneswoon, NE

JERSEY, AssIGNoR. T DAVID nnrrons sons COMPANY, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A conronnrron or P NN- syn-mum OPERATING nnnns non rnnnsoius Application filed December 4, 1931. SerialNo. 573,902.

This invention relates to operating means for tr'ansoms, or top hinged outward-swingingsashes of windows in connection with which insect screens are used.

1 5 Considered in its broadest aspect, my invention is directed toward provision of a simple, compact, inconspicuous and readily attachable means whereby transoms may be opened and closed from within doors with expenditure of a minimum of effort, and

without necessitating either removal or partial detachment of the screens. This desideratum I attain, as hereinafter fully disclosed, in a transom operator come actuating member having the form of a rod which is fulcrumed at one end to the bottom rail of the transom sash for capacity to be swung from a normal position a parallel to the window frame, out ofthe way,

to projected position at rightangles to the window, and which is confined to .endwise movement, incident to opening .andrclosing of the transom sash by a guideubracket on a cross rail of ithewindow frame rwhereagainst the sash closes.

A further aim of my invention is to provide in connection with a transom sash operator having the above indicated attributes,

. means adapted, as the actuator-rod is swung parallel to the window frame after closure of the sash, of releasably engagingthe said rod, thereby to lock the transom sash against the possibility of being opened from without doors. i

Still other objects and attendant advantages ofthis invention will be manifest from the detailed description following considered in connection with the attached drawings, whereof Fig. I is a fragmentary inside elevation of a screen-protected transomedwindow fitted with my improved sash operatin i means. Fig. II is a vertical sectional View of'the window taken as indicated by the arrows II-II in Fig. I. i

Fig. III is a of attachment of the transom sashoperating drawn to a larger scale; i

fragmentary detail, elevation of the inside of the window, atthe region indicated by thearrows IV- IV in Fig. III;

while,

Figs. V and VI are detail cross sectional views taken as indicated respectively by the agows V-V and VI VI in Figs. III and In the window chosen for convenience of lllustratlng my lIlVGIltlOIlthG main frame ,8 and the top transom sash designated 9 are both constructed from bar metal of conventional Z-cross section,the said sash being swingable outward as shown in dot-and-dash lines in Fig. II, about top hinges whereof one is indicated at 10. Preferably,the hinges 10 are of a friction type capable of holding the transom sash 9 against displacement under wind pressure, in different positionsflofjad-r justment. The bottom rail 11 of the transom sash 9 closes against the upward flanges 12a, of aweathering strip 12 secured to the corresponding cross rail 13 of the window frame 8. The transom opening is in the present instance protected by a screen 14 which is detachably secured to the frame 8 at the inside by suitablefastening devices 14a. As shown in Fig. II, the upward flange 12a of the weathering strip 12 underlaps the bottom edge of the screen 14, thereby sealing a gap which would otherwise exist atthe designat ed region.

The transom operating means with which the present invention is more especially concerned, comprises an actuating member in the form of a rod 15 which has a fulcrum connection at 16 centrally of the bottom rail 11 of the transom sash 9 at the in side of the latter. At its free end, the actuator rod 15 is formed with a circularjloop 18 so that the transom sash9 may be operated withthe aid of an ordinary window pole such 1 as shown in dot-and-dash lines at P in Figs. I and II, thesaid loop being also functional as a stop to limit the outward movement of the transom sash 9, ina manner later on eX- plained. The fulcrum connection 16 it will be noted from Figs. III, IV and VI, consists of a lug member 19 with an integral rivet projection 20 anchored in the upstand ingflange 11a of the bottom swinging rail 11 of the transom sash 9, and with a forward and downward hook projection 21 to engage within an aperture in one end of the actuator rod 15 as shown in Fig. VI. l/Vhen the transom sash 9 is closed, the lug member 19 occupies the hollow of a protuberance 22 of a bracket 23 which is secured, by means of screws 24, to the upstanding flange 12a of the weathering strip 12 on the cross rail 13 of the window frame 8, see Figs. V and VI. It will be observed from Figs. III, IV' and VI, that the protuberance 22 of the bracket 23 is open at the back as at 27, the said opening corresponding in width to that of the actuator rod 15 and with the downward notch 28 of a cut-out 29 in the flange 12a of the weathering strip 12. As shown in Fig. III, the cut-out 29 is filled in by the inwardly oflset top margin 30a of the plate portion 30 of the bracket 23, which offset margin thus constitutes a continuation of the flange 12a of the weathering strip 12, to underlap the screen 1 1 at the region of said bracket. The protuberance 22 of the bracket 23 also has a horizontal slot 31 in its outer side, so that the actuator rod 15 can be swung inward about its fulcrum connection 16 with the transom sash 9 from the normal out of the way position parallel to the plane of the window after the transom sash 9 is closed, to projected position at right angles to the window when said transom sash is to be operated. During opening and closing of the transom sash 9, the actuator rod 15 is confined to endwise movement by the opening 27 at the back of the bracket 23. The operation of the transom sash 9 is thus efiected by pushing and pulling upon the actuator rod 15. In this connection it will be apparent that the loop 18 at the free end of the actuator bar 15 will act as a stop against the bracket 23 to limit the opening move ment of the transom sash 9. To one side of the protuberance 22, the bracket 23 is formed with a horizontal shelf-like projection 32 having a depression or recess 33 inward of a shoulder '34: which is adapted to receive the actuator rod 15 after the manner shown in Fig. V, and a cam approach 35 sloping upward toward the said shoulder. To assist gravity in normally maintaining the actuator rod 15 locked within the recess 33, I pro vide an overhanging spring 36 to bear down on it, said spring having a downward anchoring portion 36a clamped between the bracket 23 and the face of the upstanding flange 12a of the weathering strip 12, see Fig. V. The free end of the spring 36 is rounded as at 36?) for capacity to cooperate with the beveled approach 35, in guiding the actuator rod 15 into the latching recess 33.

Thus, with the described arrangement, after the transom sash 9 has been closed by pulling on the actuator rod 15 in the manner already understood, said rod may be swung being in registry into parallel relation with the plane of the window, incident to which it is guided jointly by the bevel incline 35 and the spring 36, into the latching recess 33 of the bracket 23. When so latched the actuator rod 15 obviously functions'as a means to positively lock the transom sash 9 against operation from without doors.

7 From the foregoing it will be evident that I have provided a very simple and easily 'actuable transom operating means which is readily attachable to the window, and which does not necessitate removal or partial detachment-of the screen when the transom is to be opened or closed. My invention is not necessarily limited in its application to window transoms, since it may be used with attainment of all the advantages hereinbefore pointed out, in connection with door transoms. The term window as used in the ap pended claims is therefore to be construed in a comprehensive sense to include doors and like structures embodying pivoted sashes.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. Operating means for window transoms, including an actuator rod fulcrumed at one end to a swinging rail of the transom sash; and a slotted bracket secured to the corresponding rail of the window frame for guiding the said rod to endwise movement at right angles to the window incident to opening and closing of the transom, the said bracket embodying a recess with a cam approach to receive and hold the actuator rod when the latter is swung about its fulcrum connection into parallel relation with the window upon closure of the transom, with attendant looking of the transom sash against being opened from without doors.

2. Operating means for window transoms, including an actuator rod fulcrumed at one end to a swinging rail of the transom sash; a slotted bracket secured to the corresponding rail of the window frame for guiding the said rod to endwise movement at right angles to the window incident to opening and closing of the transom, the said bracket embodying a recess having a cam approach to receive and hold the actuator rod when the latter is swung about its fulcrum into parallel relation with the window upon closure of the transom, with attendant locking of the transom against being opened from without doors; and means for yieldingly retaining the actuator rod in the recess.

3. Operating means for window transoms, including an actuator rod fulcrumed at one end to the bottom rail of the transom sash; and a slotted bracket secured to the corresponding cross rail of the window frame, for guiding the actuator rod to endwise movement at right angles to the window incident to opening and closing the transom, the said bracket affording a horizontal ledge with a downward recess rearward of a shoulder of gravity,

having an inclined cam approach, whereby, upon being swung about its fulcrum into parallel relation with the window after closure of the transom, the actuator rod is guided over the shoulder to drop, under the influence into the recess with attendant locking of the transom against being opened a from without doors.

4:. Operating means for window transoms, including an actuator rod fulcrumed at one end to the bottom rail of the transom sash; a slotted bracket secured to the corresponding cross rail of the window frame for guiding the actuator rod to endwise movement at right angles to thewindow incident to opening and closing the transom, the said bracket affording a horizontal ledge with a downward recess rearward of a shoulder having an inclined cam approach, whereby, upon being swung about its fulcrum into parallel relation with the window after closure of the transom, the actuator rod is guided over the shoulder to drop into the recess, with attendant locking of the transom against being opened from without doors; and an overhanging spring to yieldingly hold the actuator rod within the recess.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this 27th day of November, 1931.

HOWARD T. WALTON. 

